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refuge ['refju:ʤ] n
environ. veilige plaats; natuurgebied n; schuilplaats f; toevluchtsgebied n; toevluchtsgebied/-oord n; uitwijkplaats f
nat.sc., agric. wildreservaat n
social.sc. blijf-van-mijn-lijfhuis; vluchthuis n
transp. verkeerseiland n; vluchtheuvel m
refuge A restricted and isolated area in which plants and animals persisted during a period of continental climatic change that made surrounding areas uninhabitable; especially an ice-free or unglaciated area within or close to a continental ice sheet or upland ice cap, where hardy biotas eked out an existence during a glacial phase. It later served as a center of dispersal for the repopulation of surrounding areas after climatic readjustment n
environ. toevluchtsgebied n
refuge: 33 phrases in 9 subjects
Construction2
Earth sciences1
Environment7
Health care3
Human rights activism4
Immigration and citizenship1
International law1
Life sciences1
Transport13